Lovable and ShipBob integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2025

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How to integrate Lovable with ShipBob?

Configuring ShipBob API Credentials

Create a new file in your project named shipbobConfig.ts in a folder called config (create it if it doesn't exist).
This file will store your ShipBob API credentials and endpoints. Replace the placeholder values with your actual credentials.

Insert the following code into shipbobConfig.ts:


// config/shipbobConfig.ts
export const SHIPBOBAPIKEY = 'yourshipbobapikeyhere';
export const SHIPBOBAPIURL = 'https://api.shipbob.com';  // Adjust URL if needed

Installing the Axios Dependency

Lovable does not have a terminal interface, so you need to add dependencies manually. Open your primary HTML file (usually index.html).
In the <head> section, add the following script tag to load Axios from a CDN:
```
    
```
This inclusion makes the Axios library available to your TypeScript code.

Creating the ShipBob Integration Service

Create a new file named shipbobService.ts in a folder named services (create the folder if necessary).
This file will contain the TypeScript code to interact with the ShipBob API using Axios.

Enter the following code in shipbobService.ts:


import axios from 'axios';
import { SHIPBOBAPIKEY, SHIPBOBAPIURL } from '../config/shipbobConfig';

interface OrderItem {
  sku: string;
  quantity: number;
}
interface Destination {
  name: string;
  address: string;
  city: string;
  state: string;
  zip: string;
}
interface OrderPayload {
  orderId: string;
  items: OrderItem[];
  destination: Destination;
}
export async function createShipBobOrder(order: OrderPayload): Promise {
  try {
    const response = await axios.post(
      ${SHIPBOB_API_URL}/orders,
      order,
      {
        headers: {
          'Authorization': Bearer ${SHIPBOB_API_KEY},
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        }
      }
    );
    return response.data;
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Error creating ShipBob order:', err);
    throw err;
  }
}

This code defines an interface for your order payload and a function createShipBobOrder that sends a POST request to ShipBob.

Integrating ShipBob into Your Order Processing Workflow

Locate the file where you process orders in your Lovable project (for example, orderHandler.ts).
Import the ShipBob service function so you can call it when processing an order.

Add the following code snippet at the appropriate location in your order handler file:


import { createShipBobOrder } from './services/shipbobService';

async function processOrder(orderData: any) {
  try {
    // Process the order within Lovable
    // Then send details to ShipBob
    const shipbobResponse = await createShipBobOrder({
      orderId: orderData.id,
      items: orderData.items,  // Ensure this matches the expected structure
      destination: orderData.shippingAddress
    });
    console.log('ShipBob response:', shipbobResponse);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Failed to process ShipBob order:', error);
  }
}
// Example: calling processOrder - replace with your actual order trigger
// processOrder(mockOrderData);

This integration sends orders from your Lovable project to ShipBob and logs the response or any errors.

Testing the Integration

Ensure all files are saved and that your project loads the new scripts correctly.
Create a test order payload and invoke the processOrder function to simulate an order submission.
Check your browser console for logs showing the ShipBob API response or errors. Adjust your payload structure or credentials if necessary.
Once successful, your Lovable project now integrates with ShipBob for order management.

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